以西結書 1
1 三十年四月五日，當我在革巴爾河畔，在俘虜之中的時候，天開了，我見了天主的異像，
On the fifth day of the fourth month of the thirtieth year, I was with the other exiles by the River Kebar. The heavens opened and I saw visions of God.
2 時在耶苛泥雅王充軍後第五年四月五日；
(On the fifth day of the month of the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's exile,
3 那時在加色丁地，靠近革巴爾河，上主的話傳給步齊的兒子厄則克耳司祭，上主的手臨於我。
a message from Lord was given to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of Babylonia by the River Kebar. There Lord's power came over him.)
4 我觀望，看，有一陣暴風由北方吹來，颳來一大塊火光四射的雲彩，雲中有一團旋轉的火，火中有一種發亮的金屬。
I looked up and saw a windstorm racing in from the north, a tremendous cloud with fire flashing like lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The middle of the fire looked like glowing metal
5 火中似乎有四個活物的形狀，牠們的外表是這樣：都有人的形狀。
and within it was the shape of four beings. This was what they looked like: They had a human shape,
6 每個有四種形像，每個有四隻翅膀。
but they each had four faces and four wings.
7 牠們的腳是直立的腳，腳掌像牛蹄，發亮像磨光的銅。
They had straight legs, and the soles of their feet looked like the hooves of calves, and shone like polished bronze.
8 在牠們四面的翅膀下邊，都有人手；四個活物各有自己的形像和翅膀。
They had human hands under their wings on each of their four sides. The four of them all had faces and wings,
9 牠們的翅膀互相連接，在行走時不必轉身，各朝著自己的前面行走。
and each of their wings touched the wings of the one next to it. As they moved they didn't turn—they all moved straight in one direction.
10 關於牠們外表的形像：牠們四個的正面都具有人的形像，右邊有獅的形像，左邊牛的形像，背面有鷹的形像。
This what their faces looked like. They had a human face to the front, a lion's face to the right, a bull's face to the left, and lastly an eagle's face.
11 牠們的翅膀向上伸開，每個用兩隻翅膀互相連接，用兩隻翅膀遮蔽身體。
These were their faces. Their wings were spread out above them. They all had two wings that touched the wings of the one beside it, as well as two wings that covered its body.
12 每個朝著自己的前面行走；神力催迫牠們往那裏去，牠們就往那裏去；行走時不必轉身。
Each of them went together in whatever direction the Spirit wished them to go, moving without turning.
13 在活物中間有壹種相似燃著的炭火，又好似火炬在活物中旋轉。這火有亮光，由火中射出閃光。
These beings looked like bright burning coals or torches. Blazing fire moved to and fro between the beings, and lightning flashed out from the fire.
14 活物來回疾馳，好像閃電。
The beings raced to and fro as fast as the lightning flashes.
15 我觀望那些活物時，看，靠近那些活物的四面，在地上各有一個輪子。
As I was watching these beings, I noticed a wheel on the ground next to each of the beings with their four faces.
16 那些輪子及其構造的外表，光澤有如橄欖石，四輪都有同樣的形狀。四輪結構的樣式，好像輪子套在輪子中。
The wheels looked like they were made of topaz, and all four wheels were the same. In the middle of each wheel was what looked like another wheel set crossways.
17 輪子轉動時，可向四方旋轉，前行時不必轉轍。
They could move in any direction without turning as they did so.
18 輪輞高大，我看見四個輪輞都佈滿了眼睛。
The wheel rims were impressively high, and all of the four rims were covered in eyes.
19 活物行走時，輪子也在牠們旁邊轉動；活物由地面升起時，輪子也升起。
As the beings moved so did the wheels next to them, and when the beings flew up, the wheels did too.
20 神力催迫活物往那裏去，牠們就往神力催迫的方向去；輪子也同時與牠們一起升起，因為活物的神力在輪子內。
They would go wherever the Spirit went. The wheels would lift up beside them, because the Spirit of the beings was in the wheels to direct them.
21 活物行走，輪子也轉動；活物站住，輪子也停住；活物由地上升起，輪子也隨之升起，因為活物的神力在輪子內。
When the beings moved, the wheels moved; when they stopped, the wheels stopped; and when they flew up from the ground, the wheels flew up beside them, because the Spirit of the beings was in the wheels to direct them.
22 在活物的頭上，有相似穹蒼的東西，好像發亮的水晶，在牠們頭上展開。
Extending above the heads of the being was something that looked like an amazing expanse that glittered like ice crystal.
23 在穹蒼下伸直牠們的翅膀，一隻的翅膀與另一隻的翅膀彼此相接，又各有兩隻翅膀遮蔽著身體。
Under this expanse the wings of the beings spread out toward one another. Each of them also had two wings that covered its body.
24 當牠們行動時，我聽見翅膀的颯颯聲，像洪水之聲，又像全能者的聲音，又似軍營中的喧噪之聲。當牠們站住時，就歛起翅膀。
When the beings moved, I heard the sound their wings made. It was like the roar of a thundering waterfall, like the voice of the Almighty, like the noise of an army on the march. Whenever they stopped, they folded their wings.
25 那時，由牠們頭頂上的穹蒼那裏，發出一種響聲；活物即站住，就歛起翅膀。
A voice spoke from beyond the expanse over their heads while they were standing still with their wings folded.
26 在她們頭頂上的穹蒼上面，有一塊像藍玉的石頭，有寶座的形狀；在這狀如寶座之上，有一個外貌像人的坐在上頭。
Above the expanse over their heads I saw what looked like a throne made of lapis lazuli. Sitting on the throne high above was a being who looked like a man.
27 我望見在他相似腰部的上面，好像有發亮的金屬，內裏和周圍好像一團火。我又望見在相似腰部的下面，好像有火的形狀，周圍有光環繞，
From what seemed to be his waist upwards, he looked like glowing metal with fire inside and everywhere around. From what seemed to be his waist downwards, I saw what looked like fire. He was surrounded by very bright light.
28 環繞在周圍的光，猶如落雨時雲彩中所出現的虹霓。這就是上主的光榮顯現時的奇象。我一看見，就伏地掩面，同時也聽見有一位講話的聲音。
The bright light surrounding him was like a rainbow shining through the clouds on a rainy day. This was what the glory of the Lord looked like. When I saw it, I fell facedown on the ground, and then I heard someone speaking to me.
